Dozens of Hollister residents woke up to flooded homes as Pacheco Creek overflowed in the middle of the night, leaving many to escape in boats.

Residents were sleeping when water began flowing into their homes during the overnight storm.

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Aerial video showed entire homes swallowed up by muddy waters, cars getting stuck, and horses and cattle being escorted to safety. A trio of cows perched on top of a small patch the dirt, the highest land they could find, while surrounded by water.

Office of Emergency Service Manager Kevin O’Neill said that at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, crews were called out to help rescue someone from a stranded vehicle off Lover's Lane and Highway 152. But first responders soon realized that there were dozens of people trapped in their homes.

Hollister fire trucks lined up to take people clad in their pajamas to higher ground. Deputies and firefighters knocked on doors to make sure everyone got out safely.

The Hollister area has received 2.37 inches of rain since Jan. 1, compared to 3.5 inches in 2008 and the historical record of 4.2 inches set in 1995. The creek likely flooded because of the local rainfall combined with the 8 inches of rain that fell in nearby Henry Coe Park.

No one was injured and more than 100 residents were displaced.

"Our family just got back from Mexico," said Bianca Vasquez, whose family was evacuated about 4:40 a.m. from their home on Lover's Lane. "The weather was opposite in Mexico."

She said her mother woke everyone up about 2 a.m. yelling, "Girls, girls, it's flooded." They opened the door to see water lapping at their doorstep. Firefighters carried them out.

Lovers Lane remains closed because it's still underwater.

The American Red Cross provided shelter and food for flood victims at Veteran's Hall.

Another storm system is forecast to bring widespread rain showers to the Central Coast late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Flood warnings issued by the National Weather Service are in effect for San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties.